The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-03-11
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

A terrible cyclone struck Eatonton, Ga,
a few days ago. The academy was blowT
from its foundation and wrecked. Many
residences were badly damaged. A black
smith named Marshal was killed by his
shop falling on him. Several others were
hurt, some seriously.
Congressman Johnston, Of North Caro-
lima, is one of the plalnest, easy-golng
members of the House, and is among the
richest of Southern Representatives. He,
however, is not bit proud, and has a
distinguishing mark in that he is cross
eyed.
During a fearful storm at Jackson,
Tenn, few nights ago, lighting struck
the water works building, damaging 1t to
the extent of several hundred dollars.
Mr.. Smalley, the night engineer, was
knocked senseless and remained in an un-
conscious condition for some time.
N. o. Shelnott, who was hanged twice
in jackson County, Ga, several weeks
ago, is now in Atlanta. He bears testi-
mony to the fact that death by hanging is
perfectly painless.
Two desperate criminals, named W i'll
Jams and Garland, broke Jail at Hot
Springs, Ark, few nights ago and got
away.
The real estate boom that struck Ft.
Smith, Ark, some. weeks ago is growing
every day and has spread to the country
towns around. Every train bears new
buyers and property is scarcely put upon
the market before it is sold. Over SlOO,O0o
worth of property is said to be changing
hands daily and sometimes the same piece
of property is sold two or three times IN
day. Merchants and others quit their
business to speculate. A building boom
is striking the city and general era OF
prosperity seems to be in store for FIT
Smith.
At Floyd Courthouse, Va, few nights
ago, fourteen horses and other livery
property was burned up in fire.
Twenty lives were lost by the recent
burning of the steamer w. 81. Gardner on
the Tom bigbee river, near Gainesville,
Ala.
Trouble has broken out in the colored
| college at Nashville, Tenn. Upwards OF
| one hundred students have revOlted
| against the managers and the latter re-
| fuse to honor a demand of the faculty
! that they abdicate.
Rev. DR.. j. G. Armstrong, of Atlanta,
| Ga, who was suspended from the Epis-
copal ministry for ten years, for lndul-
| gence in strong drink, has written
| formal remuneration of his priestly func-
| tions. 1t is rumored that he is preparing
| for Catholic orders.
! A mysterious suicide occurred near
| Sherman, Tex, few days since, the VIC
/ D0luR d young uldn JWOnCy yCchAo u
! age by the name of Charles Harris, who
| took his own life by hanging himself with
| rope in barn.
The oldest man in Georgia died at
! Dahlonega, Ga, a few days ago, at the age
| of 1O6. His name was Ausey Dean
| Whela, a Spaniard, who for fifty years had
been citizen of that place. He was born
in Cadlz, Spain, in 1871, as attested by pa
| pers in his possession.
a n n aH
by Captain G. J. Searles, of Vicksburg,
probably the best-driIled com pany OF
| militia in Mississippi, have accepted an
! invitation to attend the Interstate drill at
Washington, and have invited Jefferson
Davis to accompany them as their special
guest.
A large number of entries, including G
! horses from California and Kansas, have
been received for the spring race meeting
/ at Dallas, Tex, which comes off at the
Texas Fair Grounds track, between April
and 6. The track is being put in excel
/ lent condition.
James NJ. Collins, one of the biggest land
! owners and planters in Arkansas, died on
his plantation, four miles from Fort
Smith, few days ago, of pneumonia. he
owned thousands of acres of the finest
bottom land in the country, was man OF
considerable prominence and was much
esteemed throughout the South.
The Texas Guano Company, limited
composed of English capitalists, arc
about ready to open operations in the bat
cave in Uvalde County, Tex, on a large
scale. They are erecting extensive build
ings for their laborers, officer and store
house, and will spend considerable money
in developing one of the latent resources
of the county.
General ]. J. Finley, of o Ocala, Fla, has
been appointed by Governor Perry United
States Senator to succeed Hon. Charles
W. Jones, whose term expired March 4
General Finley is a lawyer, served with
distinction in the Confederate army, ha!
been member of the Supreme Court O.
Florida, was three times a candidate fol
Congress, was elected once and was de
feated twice by Colonel Bisbee, Repub
lican.
Hon John II. Mcfarland, the oldes
citizen of Daviess County, KY, died a few
DAYS since. He settled in the county il
1905, when Indians and wild beasts hell
almost supreme sway in Western Ken
lucky. He had been prominent in polite
for sixty year, was a member of tn
Legislature in 1S48, and held many pos
tions of honor in political and private life
Mrs Davis Hamblin, of Hawkin
County, Tenn, gave birth recently to
male child that IS curiously detorm eo
The head is joined to the shoulders with
bones of any kind. Out of ten childre
born to Mrs Hamblin five of them hav
been seriously defOrmed. The one befor
! the last was born with perfectly squar
head. None of them are living but tn
one last born.
/ The gin-house Of NJ. Rasenstock, o
Lake Lee, Washington County, Miss, wa
totally destroyed By fire a few nights age
There was no cotton lost, but about thre
thousand sacks of cotton seed, withou
insurance. The origin of the fire is un
known.
: Within the past two months two gir
, houses, one cOtton-hOuse and more tina
r one hundred bales of cotton have bee
2 burned in the neighbo rhood of Sidol
5 Leaare County, Miss, by incendiarie'
3 | Thomas and Terry Mack, two notoriou
negroes, were arrested recently, charge
with the crime, and were brought to trii
before a justice of the peace. At the trii
the evidence was so strong against thel
3 that the citizens became infurlated, and
company of nearly one hundred maske
= men, white and cOlOred, took the prls ol
I ers out and hung them.
The Southern boom still booms.
In the case of L. S. Roach vs.. The Texa
& Pacific and Missouri Pacific railway
{ for $1,000 damages sustained in tn
y wreck at Village Creek, Tex, March
. | 1883, and recently on trial IN the FEEDERS
/ Court at JeUGESOLl, OLLC Jul - a. bCA ACAASO
? ating over three hours, brought in a We
: dict for the plaintiff for O,OOO again
both of said railways.
A trial of an unprecedented nature toe
,, place in Kinston, n. c., recently. A your
lady teacher was insulted and the scho
: disturbed by young girl in the schoo
= Among other things she called the teac
y er a ''pop-eyed fool" She was fine
i twenty dollars.
The Texas Legislature is having
. lively fight over its Railway bill